The AUD/USD is trading at 0.7226 dipping 0.57% as the greenback climbed to a new high on Friday. It is a big data week ahead for Australia with the
The AUD/USD is trading at 0.7226 dipping 0.57% as the greenback climbed to a new high on Friday. It is a big data week ahead for Australia with the calendar offering inflation (PPI), housing, trade balance, service and manufacturing PMI’s and GDP for Q1. GDP may glean extra attention that usual after RBA slashed inflation forecasts and rates, yet kept their GDP targets unchanged. If we do see a surprise to the downside, then this could quickly see traders price in another rate cut for June to send AUD lower.
Assuming no surprises from GDP then we get a forward look into Q2 GDP with manufacturing and services PMI’s. Manufacturing, the smallest contributor to GDP shows signs of promise but when compared to dwindling investment expectations with Capex data then we have to take this into contact. Services meanders around the 50 level but has spent 7 of the last 9 reads contracting. Construction, whilst expanding mildly at 50.8, spent the prior 4 months contracting between 45.2-46.8.
The dollar powered higher on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US economy was improving enough to support an increase in interest rates “probably in the coming months.”
Yellen, speaking at a Harvard University event, said that since the economy’s slowdown in the first quarter, activity appeared set to accelerate and the labor market, where the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.0 percent, would continue to strengthen.
“The economy is continuing to improve,” Yellen confirmed. “Growth looks to be picking up.” In that case, she said, “probably in the coming months such a move would be appropriate.”
Yellen’s comments opened the door to a rate hike at the June 14-15 or July 26-27 meeting of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.
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Major Economic Events for the week:
Time | Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |||
Monday, May 30, 2016 | ||||||||
United Kingdom – May Bank Holiday | ||||||||
United States – Memorial Day | ||||||||
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 | ||||||||
EUR | CPI (YoY) (May) | -0.1% | -0.2% | |||||
CAD | GDP (MoM) (Mar) | -0.1% | -0.1% | |||||
USD | CB Consumer Confidence (May) | 96.0 | 94.2 | |||||
Wednesday, June 1, 2016 | ||||||||
CNY | Manufacturing PMI (May) | 50.0 | 50.1 | |||||
AUD | GDP (QoQ) (Q1) | 0.6% | 0.6% | |||||
CNY | Caixin Manufacturing PMI (May) | 49.3 | 49.4 | |||||
GBP | Manufacturing PMI (May) | 49.6 | 49.2 | |||||
USD | ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (May) | 180K | 156K | |||||
USD | ISM Manufacturing PMI (May) | 50.5 | 50.8 | |||||
Thursday, June 2, 2016 | ||||||||
AUD | Retail Sales (MoM) (Apr) | 0.3% | 0.4% | |||||
GBP | Construction PMI (May) | 51.9 | 52.0 | |||||
EUR | Interest Rate Decision (Jun) | |||||||
USD | ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (May) | 175K | 156K | |||||
USD | Crude Oil Inventories | -4.226M | ||||||
Friday, June 3, 2016 | ||||||||
GBP | Services PMI (May) | 52.5 | 52.3 | |||||
USD | Nonfarm Payrolls (May) | 161K | 160K | |||||
USD | Unemployment Rate (May) | 4.9% | 5.0% | |||||
USD | ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (May) | 55.5 | 55.7 |